Rizo Šurla
Rizo Šurla | |
|---|---|
Rizo Shurdha | |
| Born | 12 January 1922 |
| Died | 11 February 2003 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Yugoslav |
| Occupation(s) | Photographer, actor |
Rizo Šurla (Albanian: Rizo Shurdha, Serbian Cyrillic: Ризо Шурла, 12 January 1922 – 11 February 2003), also known as Rizo Harapi, was a Yugoslav photographer, member of the Yugoslav Partisans and an actor of African descent.[1]
Biography
Rizo Shurdha was born on 12 January 1922 in Ulcinj, then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. His father, Saidi, was of African descent. while his mother, Fatima, was a local.[2] In his youth he was involved in boxing and worked as a waiter in Dubrovnik.[3] He then went to Belgrade, where he learned the craft of photography.[1] During World War II, he joined the Yugoslav Partisans.[4] After the war, he returned to Ulcinj, where he opened the first photographic studio in the city, which for a long time was the only one. In 1976 he played in the movie "Jagoš and Uglješa".[2] He married a Montenegrin from Ulcinj named Nada Račić, with whom he had two children.[1]
He died on 11 February 2003 in his hometown. He was one of the last black representatives in the city.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Riza otišao u legendu". www.novosti.rs (in Serbian (Latin script)). Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Rizo Šurla, crnac iz Crne Gore: Uvek sаm se osećаo Jugoslovenom, nаšа zemljа je jedinstvenа u svetu". Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Dubrovnik 1933: RIZO SHURDHA PARA KAFENESË SË QYTETIT (foto) | Lajme me te fundit nga Ulqini dhe rajoni". Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Potomci afričkih robova trajno obilježili istoriju Ulcinja + Foto". Lajme nga Ulqini (in Albanian). 2 February 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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